Safety-razor.



G. W. ARNOLD.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.11. 1911.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

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IN ENTOR .0- W. ARNOLD.

I SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.11, 1911.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 11, 1911. Serial no. 684,911.

attached to the head and holding the blade' in position. Means arealsoprovided for adjusting the blade in relation to the front of thehead or guard whereby-the blade may be madeto out either coarse or fineaccording as either a close or light shave is desired. As a convenientmeans for such ad- -justment, I provide one or more studs, or

projections on the head and engaging oblique surfaces of the bladewhereby the shifting of the blade transversely of the head causes thecutting edge of the blade to advance or retreat, as may be desired.

Shoulders or stops adapted to engage said Studs servev to limit thetransverse movement of the blade and to prevent the accidentaldismounting of the same. i

The handle may be either permanently or removably attached to the head.The re sili'ent fingers may be formed separate from the head and securedthereto, or the fingers and the head may be integral, as, for in stance,stamped from a single sheet or plate of material and bent to form.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of my razorshowing the fingers made separate from the head and attachcd thereto;Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same partially in section along theline 11-11 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the head, the blade beingshown in dotted lines; Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the head; Fig. 5 isa plan view of the blade; Fig. (3 is a similar view showing a slightmodification thereof; Fig. ,7 is a view. similar to Fig. l, but showingthe head and fingers formed integrally and stamped and bent to form fromsheet or plate metal; Fig. 8 is abroken side elevation of the same.partially in section along the line IX--IX in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a planview of the head, and Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of the same.

The following is a detailed description of the drawings:

. 1 is the head of the razor to which the handle 2 is either permanentlyor removably secured. I have shown said handle at tached to the rear ofthe head at an angle which is convenient for shaving and which permltspacking the razor in a very small compass. The head 1 is provided with aflat blade-platform 3 in frontof which is formed the guard. I

In the drawings the guard is shown'in the form of a bar 4supported fromthe body of the head 1 by integral arms 55, the arms and bar curving ordropping out of the plane of the platform 3, so that when the blade ismounted its cutting edge extends or s spaced away from the guard. Byspacmg the guard away from the platform 3 I obtain a slot or opening 6under the cutting edge of the blade through which the lat-her andsevered beard may escape to avoid clog.- ging the razor. I have shownthe guard in the form of a plain bar instead of a toothed or serratedmember, but it wilLbe understood that I do not limit myself to suchstructure."

77 represent one or more resilient fingers extending forwardly overtheplatform 3 whose otfice is to press the blade down on said platformand prevent its accidental movement thereon.

In Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, I have shown said fingers formed integrallywitlra plate 8-secured, as byscrews, to the rear face of the head 1.When this construction is used I may form the fingers of steel orphosphorus-bronze to give the required strength and resiliency while thehead may be of brass, Babbitt-metalor other suitable material, all theparts being suitably plated or otherwise finished.

In Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive. I show the head of the razor stamped fromsuitable sheet or plate metal, the guard 4, arms 5 blade platform 3 andfingers 77 being Eatented Dec. 31,1912.

t'ormed integrally by bending to proper con tour the properly cut blank.The fingers 77. in this case, extend forwardly from a curved or loopedportion 9 \vhose other extremity is integral with the material ofplatform 3. The handle 2 may be of a piece with the head, or. as may bemore convenient. threaded or otherwise secured as at 10 to the underportion of the head.

I v 11 is the bladeimade of steel i the studs 1515 maintained in contactwith" said surfaces 13-13 will produce an oblique cutting edge inrelation-to the guard 4, the

other suitable-material, with a cutting edge 12, and, preferably ofsomewhat greater length than the platform 3-so that the fingers mayfreely grasp the endsof the table in mounting or dismounting the same.The

the rear body of the blade the ends thereof being curved so that thefingers may exert cutting edge is preferably of less lengththan rearwardpressure ln pushing blade onto the platform 3 under the fingers 7-7.

13 represents one or more inclined surfaces or walls of the blade 11disposed diagonally or obliquely orat an angle to the cutting edge 12,and, at the ends of these inclined walls, are vertical walls or sto s14-14; said inclined walls and vertical wa ls being formed'by recessingthe blade from the rear edge thereof.

15 represents one or more studs, pins or other projections on theplatform 3 adapted to impinge against the surface or surfaces 13 whenthe blade is mounted. The studs 15 prevent a direct rearward retreat ofthe blade on the platform,,but a movementof the blade transversely ofthe platform, with motion resulting in the advance or retreat of thecutting edge in'relation to the ard- 4. Thus in Fig. 1 I have shown thelade moved toward the right into its extreme sition and retreated as faras capable. in relation to the guard 4. In Fig. 3 the blade is movedtoward the left to advance the cutting edge to its extreme forwardposition in relation to the guard 4:. The stops 14- 14: preventaccidental dismounting of theblade during lateral adjustment.

The more advanced the position of the more closely will the razor shave,since the extension of the cutting edge beyond the platform 3 isincreased. The less'said extension, the more lightly will be the shave.By

. adjusting the surfaces 1313 in relation to the studs 1515 the blademay be placed in the proper-position to provide a shave of the "degreeof closeness desired bythe user..

The'fingers 7-7 se we to hold the. blade against movement from anyadjusted position, but as an additional safeguard against accidentalshifting, I may provide the surfaces 13'-13-as in Fig. 6,with aplurality of stud-seats or indentations 16-16 which when occupied by thestuds 15-15 effectually lock the blade against lateral or rear- I wardslips.

-The structure of my razor is extremely simple and devoid of threadedparts to 'be screwed together orunscrewed in mounting,

adjusting or dismounting theblade. All 1' kg. I 1,049,320

tlia tds necessary is the insertion,

shifting or removal of the V Myjrazor; therefore 0 yet inexpensive"lc'oh s'tructi and pleasing appearance, ing. packed in a very smadismembering the same. cylindrical or other 0 parts, holding thenwiping. T

the frame "may f a very du 11, of substantial nd capable of be llcompasswithout There being no omplicated or inclosed 'be readily cleaned by thesame under running water and he? blade is an inexpensive article whichmay bemade of the very high-"r e'st grade of material without materiallyaffecting the price which What I claim is:

1. The combination .w blade-platform having a par g'uard, saidplatform-having 'pro em idably held on'the into a tions thereon, of ablade platform, said blade than said platform so t 'at the ing re frontedges 0 an acute angl said inclined edges of the inguadapted to' saidprojections on said projections preve of said blade away f greater orlesser degree, precise location on the s edges of the points of contacblade-platform projection 2. The combination Wi blade-platform into ations thereon, of"spring the platform, the platformby 5 blade beingslightly 1011 form so that it may by the user, and sai in the rear edge.theijeof, said'recesses being 'i gle to the cutting-edge edges of the;blade-recessesaway from sa1 degree, accord1 the said blade incl contactwith said b Signed at Pittsb .Deoemb'er, 1911. CLARENCE WJARNOLD.

Witnesses: j

come into contact wit on the blade-platform,

- preventing re ends by the user,

cesses in the rear f said recesses bei e to the cutting th asafety-razor t thereof formed being slightly longer hat itmay be graspedand said blade havedge thereof, the 2" ng inclined at edge thereof,blade recesses become into contact with the the blade-platform, the Inting rearward motion rom said guard. to '0.

according to the aid blade inclined twith said 11 th a safetyr'azoi"'iiavmg a part thereofform'ed of the complete razor, and, may be sold inquantitiesto consumers at a reasonable price.

guard, said platform having pro ec- J. H. HAnmsoli, I

E. A. Lawrence.

-membe'rs*camed by 1 lidably. he'l'd' 'on v aid spring-members,.zsaidfger' thbn said platd? atgthei edges d 'alilade having recessesthe' frentjedge of d at gm-acum n.

and ai-blade 's begraspe no me ,7

thereof, said inclined behigfadapted to hthe: said projections thesaid-,pr tion of sai reaterso lesser arward mo d guard toa g rig to theprecise ined edges of th lade-platform projections. urgh, Fa, this 8th,day' of.

n Leiiers Patent N0. 'i 049,32 3= It is herehv (-ortified that inLetters Patent N). IJASLSZU. ranted December 3l, 1M2, upon thenppliuntion of Clarence W. Arnold, of Pittsburgh, Ptililr;l \|Vfllliti.f0 an imprnvemufit in fj flfQFL Y-RRZOIF, an error appears in theprinted specification z'gquil'ing COXTOQUOI'I 21 fOUOVa': Page 2, fine1, for the Word table," read Mad/ and Gun we said h-ttcrs Patent ghouklhe mad with this correction thmviu that thv srum: may (wilful-m 11o thvxw-m zi of the mw in the Patent Ufiicv.

Signed and sf-nletl this 4th day of i-nl 1'lm1' A. 1)., [1 13.

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